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The Syrian Army troops (SAA) continued attacking terrorists' positions in regions near Abu al-Dhohour airbase on Wednesday and captured one more settlement in Southeastern Idlib.

The army men, backed up by artillery units and Air Force, managed to beat terrorists back from the settlement of Khafiyeh West of the town of Abu al-Dhohour.

A number of terrorists were killed and their military hardware were destroyed in the attacks.

The army's engineering units started defusing bombs and landmines in the newly-freed settlement.

The Army troops pushed terrorists back from 322 villages, towns and regions in a large region stretching among the provinces of Idlib, Hama and Aleppo in nearly a month of operation, killing almost 300 terrorists.

The army has freed 322 villages, towns and regions in 29 days of large-scale operation against terrorists in Southern Aleppo, Northeastern Hama and Southeastern Idlib.

297 terrorists, including 103 non-Syrians, from Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board), the Islamic al-Turkistani Party and other groups have been killed in the army operation in the three provinces… … …

“The Homeland is proud of you! You are returning victorious to your homes!”

This memory will continue to motivate us to eradicate this absolute evil [terrorism] whatever face it hides behind.

President Putin said that he had ordered the Defense Minister and the Chief of General Staff to start the withdrawal of part of the Russian group of soldiers present in Syria, adding that this decision has been taken in light of the decisive victories achieved by the Syrian army and the Russian forces in the war against terrorism, on top, defeating and expelling Daesh (ISIS) terrorist organization from all Syrian territories.

He congratulated President al-Assad and the Syrian people on those victories after years of steadfastness and struggle, affirming that Russia is determined to go ahead in offering each available support to Syria until restoring security and stability to all Syrian areas, adding that if terrorists appeared again in Syria, Russian forces will carry out strikes that “they’ve never seen”.

Syrian Arab Army units, in cooperation with the backing forces, foiled an attack by Daesh (ISIS, ISIL, IS) affiliated terrorist groups on military posts in the eastern countryside of Homs central province.
A military source said that terrorist groups attacked from the axes of al-Mahsa /Sawwaneh Mountain/ al-Qaryatain Dam a number of military posts in the area of Dhour Thanyiet al-Mzaibleh in the eastern countryside.
The source added that army units, in cooperation with the backing forces, foiled the attack, inflicting heavy losses upon ISIS terrorists in the personnel and equipment.

Syrian Arab Army units destroyed gatherings, vehicles and two US-made Tow rocket launch pads for Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in Daraa al-Balad area.
An army unit engaged, during the past hours, in fierce clashes with Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist groups, which attacked military posts in the outskirts of al-Manshiyeh neighborhood in Daraa al-Balad from the directions of al- Khansaa School and Haret al-Bajabija.
The clashes ended up with the killing of a number of the terrorists while the rest fled away, in addition to destroying two tanks, two US-made Tow rocket launch pads and a machinegun-equipped vehicle.

Syrian Arab Army units directed intensive strikes on gatherings and axes of ISIS terrorist organization in al-Arfi and al-Hawika neighborhoods, the area surrounding Deir Ezzor Airport, Hawijit Saqr and in al-Boghilia village in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor. Eight terrorists were killed, others were injured and a truck was destroyed due to the strikes……………..

A military source announced that control was established over Telal Hakema (Hakema hills) in the western direction of Deir Ezzor after destroying the fortifications of Daesh (ISIS, ISIL, IS…) mercenary-terrorists in it.

Syrian Arab Army units, in cooperation with the backing forces, over the past few hours, carried out special operations against gatherings of ISIS terrorists in the western direction of Deir Ezzor, establishing control over the hills of Hilal, al-Dusham (the barricades) and Milad after destroying the last ISIS gatherings in them.

The source added that army units carried out intensive bombardments in the surrounding of al-Maqaber “cemeteries” area, al-Masane’ (the factories) and the water plant on the southern outskirts of Deir Ezzor, killing 48 terrorists and destroying a tank and 6 machinegun-equipped vehicles.

In Lattakia countryside, Syrian Army units thwarted an attack launched by Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists on the axes of Kabani/Kensabba in the northeastern countryside of Lattakia province.

Syrian army units, in cooperation with the supporting forces, destroyed 3 vehicles rigged with explosives for terrorist organizations before they could reach the area surrounding a number of military points and safety villages on the axes of Kabani/Kensabba.

A large number of terrorists, most of them are members of al-Nusra, were killed, before others fled away towards areas near the Turkish-Syrian border…… ……………. ……………….

Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Syrian Armed Forces units established control over a number of mountains in Palmyra area in the eastern countryside of Homs province after eliminating the last Daesh (ISIS, ISIL, IS…) gatherings in the area, according to a military source.

The source said that the operations resulted in eliminating dozens of ISIS terrorists and destroying their weapons and ammunitions, adding that the army’s engineering units are dismantling the mines and IEDs which were planted earlier by ISIS terrorists in the area.

The source said that army units clashed with terrorist groups that attacked one of the military points in Malouk area in the direction of Talbeisa to the north of Homs city, with the army units thwarting the attack, killing a number of terrorists, and destroying two vehicles equipped with heavy machineguns.

Syrian Arab Army and Armed Forces units continued carrying out counter-terrorism operations across the country on Tuesday, thwarting two attacks by ISIS (Daesh, ISIL, IS) terrorists in Aleppo and Sweida provinces.

A military source said that an army unit thwarted an attack by terrorists from ISIS coming from Rasem al-Kama towards Nasralla village at the surrounding of the Air Force College in Aleppo countryside.

The source said that the clashes resulted in destroying three SUVs and killing a number of terrorists.

An army unit, in cooperation with popular defense groups, thwarted an attack by a terrorist group belonging to ISIS on a military post in the northeastern countryside of Sweida province.

A military source said that an army unit clashed with an ISIS terrorist group that infiltrated from the road linking the villages of Saad and al-Qaser towards Tal Banat Baer area northeastern Sweida, with the unit foiling the attack, leaving the members of the terrorist group dead or injured, and destroying their weapons.

The source pointed out that another army unit targeted an ISIS gathering in al-Qaser village, killing many terrorists, injuring others, and destroying their weapons….

The Syrian [Arab] Army, supported by the country’s National Defense Forces, is preparing for the beginning of a large-scale operation to sweep the militant-held eastern districts of Aleppo, according to RIA Novosti.

A large-scale military operation by the Syrian Army to drive the terrorists out of the eastern districts of Aleppo is due to kick off in northern Syria very soon, RIA Novosti reported.

According to Arab experts, up to 7,000 militants remain in Aleppo’s eastern areas.

On Thursday, Syrian forces launched artillery strikes against fortified enemy positions in the neighborhoods of Tariq al-Bab, Salikhin, Shaar and Es Sukkar where the terrorists’ first line of defense is deployed.

The shelling came as Syrian warplanes staged air strikes on the militants’ logistical hubs in Khan al-Asal, Kafr Hamra and Haraytan.

On Friday morning, Syrian Air Force planes destroyed one of the key command centers of the Jaish al-Fath militants located west of Aleppo.

In addition, the air raids obliterated several headquarters of the terrorist Jabhat Fateh al-Sham group, previously known as Al-Nusra. The headquarters were stationed north of Aleppo.

Currently, the elite units of the Syrian armed forces are concentrated in nine key points around the city and are waiting for the order to start clearing those areas still controlled by the terrorists, RIA Novosti reported…>>>…

The Syrian Arab Army and Syrian Armed Forces in a strategic conjunction with their allies armed forces continued their crackdown on armed terrorist groups all over the country, killing scores of terrorists and destroying their criminal weapons.

At least 17 Daesh terrorists were killed in an artillery operation near the town of Dayr Hafir located in East-Aleppo. The Syrian army eliminated at least 17 Daesh terrorists in an artillery operation near the town of Dayr Hafir, located to the east of Aleppo, Syrian and Russian military sources said on Sunday. The town is considered to be the main Daesh stronghold, which closes the passage to Daesh’s de facto capital of Raqqa from the northern direction.

The sources said that the Syrian government forces shelled the positions of Daes, killing many mercenary-jihadists and destroying a number of off-road vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns.

Syrian Army units established control over several blocks of building in Khan al-Shih town in Damascus western countryside. A military source said that army units broadened the control zone in Khan al-Shih town after eliminating the last gatherings of terrorists in the blocks of buildings there.

An Army unit eliminated a 15-member terrorist group near Taranja crushers in Quneitra northern countryside. Army units destroyed a rocket launcher and a 120 mm cannon during army operations against terrorists’ sites in the province.

Army units struck gatherings of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in Baddama in Idleb southern countryside and Hadada in Lattakia northeastern countryside. A number of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists were killed and a vehicle for them destroyed…>>>…

Terrorists from ISIS committed a massacre in which they murdered 19 people in Deir Ezzor.
A video published by ISIS on social media site showed the terrorists slitting the throats of 19 people with knives and mutilating their bodies.

Armed groups breach the truce regime several times in Countrysides of Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Hama.
Since the truce regime was announced by the General Command of the Army and Armed Forces at 19:00 pm on Monday, the armed groups have breached it several times and in a number of provinces.

DAMASCUS Countryside. A military source said that armed groups breached the truce regime by firing several mortar rounds at al-Bahariya town and at Rahbet al-Ishara in the eastern Ghouta, firing six mortar rounds from Douma at the residential area of Harasta Suburb which injured 3 civilians, and opening fire with machineguns on Marj al-Sultan town.

ALEPPO. A military source said that armed groups breached the truce regime by firing a rocket shell at al-Huwaiz, targeting al-Midan neighborhood with sniper fire, and firing explosive shells at the surroundings of al-Castello in Aleppo countryside. The source said that armed groups also targeted the 1070 Apartments project with sniper fire and fired several mortar rounds at Jami’et al-Zahra’a neighborhood in Aleppo’s southern countryside, in addition to firing mortar rounds and machinegun rounds at the Sadcop gas plant in Aleppo, firing several mortar rounds at the Old City in Aleppo, and firing DShK rounds at Family House in Aleppo… … …

Drone footage shows the ruins of Kinsabba after the town was retaken by Syrian government forces and allied militias last week. The town in north-eastern Latakia province had previously been held by the Jaish Al-Fateh terrorist gang.

Increasing flow of weapons to terrorist organizations in Syria through Turkish borders

In a statement on Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that available data shows that around 8,000 gunmen from Jabhat al-Nusra are positioned southwest of Aleppo city and around 1,500 more are positioned north of the city, noting that armed groups haven’t stopped shelling the northern neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and al-Zahraa in Aleppo city, and are still attacking Handarat Camp, adding that if these actions don’t stop, civilians in northern Syria will once again fall under siege.

The statement said that the talk which was leaked about arming the so-called opposition to implement the American “plan B” is unacceptable, voicing concern over the use of chemical weapons by fighters in Aleppo.

The Russian Coordination Center in Hmeimim reported on Thursday the infiltration of some 150 terrorists into northeastern Lattakia after they were seen crossing the border from Turkey.

According to the Russian Coordination Center at the Hmaymim Military Airbase in Lattakia, it tracked and monitored the group of terrorists when they were crossed through Turkish Army checkpoints in order to enter Syria through the Northeastern part of the coastal province.

Russian military and several battlefield sources in Syria’s Lattakia province reported on Tuesday that The Turkish Army has been shelling Syrian Army forces in Latakia province near the Turkish border.

The Russian center’s statement on the Turkish army shelling attacks on the Syrian army forces was published as several battlefield sources in Lattakia province reported the attacks in the last few days.

“Once again, Syrian territory came under shelling attack by the Turkish Armed Forces. Between 8:30 a.m. and 9:20 a.m.on April 10, 2016, Turkish artillery shelled Syrian government positions in the Latakia province from the town of Metisli in Turkey,” the Russian Command Center in Syria said in a daily bulletin posted on the Russian Defense Ministry’s website.

Syrian Arab Army and Armed Forces units restored security and stability to a number of villages and established full control over a number of vantage points in Lattakia’s northern countryside and Homs countryside, in addition to eliminating a number of terrorists in Hama province with the assistance of the Syrian Air Force.

A military source said Syrian army units in cooperation with the popular defense groups established control over points 753 and 1 km in the direction of al-Biyarta- Haiyal Mountain 10 kilometers to the west of Palmyra.

Other army units eliminated 19 terrorists from Jabhat al-Nusra and destroyed two vehicles equipped with DShK machineguns, two mortar launchers nests, and two ammo depots in Kafr Naboudeh and al-Habbit in Hama’s northwestern countryside.

Syrian Arab Army units on Tuesday foiled a terrorist attack in the countryside of Aleppo and inflicted heavy losses upon Daesh, Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist organizations in several areas around the country.

The Al-Nusra Front and Jund al-Aqsa terrorist groups confirmed that scores of their combatants were killed or wounded after their failed attacks on the government forces’ positions in the Southern Aleppo.

At least 26 members of Nusra Front and Jund al-Aqsa were killed and their military vehicles were destroyed in a series of failed offensives in Tal al-Eiss.

An army unit destroyed positions for Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization and killed 11 of its members in Abu al-Duhour town, 50 km south east of Idleb city on Sunday.

Seven more Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists were killed and others were injured in an army operation against their hideouts in the vicinity of Jarjanaz town, 10 km east of Maaret al-Nouman city in the southern countryside of Idleb province.

In a relevant context, two terrorists from the so-called “Failaq al-Sham” were killed when an explosive device went off in their vehicle in Atmah town, according to local sources.

A Syrian army units prevented a group of Daesh terrorists from infiltrating towards the graveyards area west of Deir Ezzor and al-Borsaeed and al-Urfi streets, killing and injuring scores of the terrorists including the group’s leader.

ISIS militants have launched an advance on the Deir Ezzor Military Airport controlled by the government’s forces. On Mar.3 the ISIS force reached the southern gates of the airport following a successful firefight against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA).
However, ISIS militants were unable to break the SAA’s defenses.
The clashes are ongoing.

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a military operation to liberate at the strategic village of Kabani controled by Al-Nusra and its allies. Thus, the SAA’s 103rd Brigade attacked the southern flank of Kabani and the Syrian Marines continued an advance along the Aleppo-Latakia Highway (M-4).
If Kabani is captured, the SAA will be able to advance on the Jisr Al-Shughour’s southern countryside.
This town is a mid-term goal of the ongoing advance.

According to reports, about 400 ISIS terrorists were killed and many injured during the clashes in the area of Khanasser and along the supply road linking Hama and Aleppo. In turn, the Syrian forces have reportedly lost some 87 fighters in this area.
Such difference in casualties has become possible due to the pro-government forces’ advantage in fire power, intelligence, coordination and logistics grounded of the Russian military grouping in Syria.

4 journalists from Russia, China, Bulgaria and Canada were injured due to the attack.

A military source dismissed the attack as “a breach of the cessation of hostilities,” saying it is evidence of the extent of the Turkish regime’s involvement in supporting terrorist groups and inciting them to torpedo the agreement.

The group of journalists consisted of 33 reporters from Bulgaria, Greece, Germany, the United States, China, Russia, and Canada.

The Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade (commandos) of the Republican Guard have finally reached the strategic border with the Idlib Governorate after nearly 6 months of nonstop fighting with the extremist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the Latakia Governorate’s northeastern countryside.

With the capture of ‘Ayn Al-Bayda this morning, the Syrian Armed Forces have officially reentered the Idlib Governorate after a 9 month long hiatus due to the successful offensive by Jaysh Al-Fateh (Army of Conquest) last Spring.

The Syrian Army commandos stepped on the territories of the Northwestern province of Idlib after prevailing over the last defense lines of the militant groups and capturing of Ein al-Beidha in Lattakia province.

The Syrian commandos finally reached the strategic border with the Idlib province after several-month-long of nonstop fighting with the terrorists of al-Nusra Front and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the Lattakia province’s Northeastern part.

On Friday morning in Jabal al-Akrad (Kurds Mountain), the Syrian army alongside the Syrian Marines, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP), Liwa Suqour al-Sahra (Desert Hawks Brigade) and the National Defense Forces (NDF) imposed full control over the strategic village of Ein al-Beidha at the Idlib border.

With the capture of Ein al-Beidha this morning, the Syrian Armed Forces officially reentered the Idlib province after a 9-month-long hiatus due to the successful offensive by Jeish al-Fatah (Army of Conquest) last Spring.

ALEPPO ~ The Syrian Army advanced in the Eastern part of Aleppo province and encircled over 800 ISIL terrorists, leaving them with no way out, an acute shortage of ammunition and food supply, military sources said Sunday.

“The Syrian Armed Forces, in very successful operations, imposed full control over Um Tureikiyeh in the vast plains of al-Safira, in which over 800 ISIL terrorists that were fighting the government forces at the strategic city of al-Safira and its nearby village of Tal Aran found themselves encircled for the first time in this war,” the sources said.

“The 800 ISIL terrorists have no outlet to retreat and they have no available supply lines; this means, they will either surrender to the Syrian Armed Forces or fight till the death,” the sources added.

Reports said on Saturday that the Syrian army alongside popular forces gained full fire control over ISIL’s lines of supply in the Eastern part of Aleppo province.

Almost the entire supply lines of the ISIL terrorist group have come under the control of the Syrian government forces, and actually the militant group’s members operating in the Eastern part of Aleppo have been trapped with no way to scape.

LATTAKIA ~ The Syrian Army and popular forces pushed the militant groups back from more territories in the Northern part of Lattakia province and took back several villages and heights near the border with Turkey.

The Syrian army and the National Defense Forces (NDF) stormed the militant groups positions in the mountainous region of the coastal province of Lattakia and imposed full control over the villages of Hamrat, al-Deirouneh, Nahashba and Mahshaba, Ruweisat al-Kitf, Ruweisat Taloukshi and Ruweisat Wata al-Sindianeh and a number of strategic heights.

The militant groups left behind a number of dead and wounded members and fled the battlefields.

Northern countryside of Lattakia ~
~ Syrian Arab Army and Allied Armed Forces restored security and stability to a number of villages and strategic points in the northern countryside of Lattakia, a military source said on Saturday.

The villages are al-Hamrat, al-Deirouneh, Nahashba, Ain al-Qantara and Mahshaba, which are located in the surroundings of the strategic Kensabba town that came under the army’s control two days ago.

Other areas including Rweiset al-Kitf, Rweiset Taloukshi and Rweiset Wata al-Sindianeh and a number of strategic points are now in the army’s hands.

The army’s air force then continued airstrikes in the surrounding areas, destroying Jabhat al-Nusra sites in Kebaneh village near Kensabba town.

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Eastern Ghouta in Damascus countryside ~
~ The army’s air force intensified strikes against positions of Jaish al-Islam terrorists in Eastern Ghouta in Damascus countryside during the past few hours.

The source stressed that a number of sites and vehicles transporting terrorists and carrying weapons were destroyed in the towns of Bait Nayem and Otaiya, located in al-Nashabiyeh area in Douma.

SAAF Military Source: Units of the Syrian Army and armed forces, in cooperation with popular defense groups, on Thursday restored security and stability to Kenssaba town in the northern countryside of Lattakia.

Shalaf Citadel, Toubal Citadel, Ard al-Baiyadat, Rweiset al-Qashmar, Rweiset al-Kaniseh, Rweiset al-Shmeis and Points 844 and 722 in the same countryside also came under the army’s control.

Later, the army, in cooperation with popular defense groups, restored security and stability to al-Qamou mountain and Beir Binjarou village in Lattakia northern countryside.

Units of the Syrian army, National Guardsmen, NDF, Hezbollah, in coordination with the Russian and Iranian allied forces are marching toward Raqqa, by reclaiming every inch of the territory, strengthening and securing the liberated areas, inexorably tightening its grip on Daesh, simultaneously bringing help and relief to people on for too long suffering.

~ Latakia ~ The Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade (commando brigade) of the Republican Guard and their allies are swiftly clearing the remaining hilltops in the northeastern countryside, seizing a number of sites from the Islamist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the process.

~ Aleppo ~ Earlier today, the Syrian Arab Army’s 154th Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division – backed by Hezbollah, the National Defense Forces (NDF), and several Iraqi paramilitary units – entered the small village of Misqan in northern Aleppo after a violent battle with the Islamist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group), Jaysh Al-Mujahiddeen, Jabhat Al-Shamiyah, the Free Syrian Army (FSA), and Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham.

The General Command of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces said that army units, in cooperation with popular defense groups, established control over Rabi’a area in the northern countryside of Lattakia province on Sunday morning following a series of successful operations that resulted in establishing control over 18 towns and villages.

In a statement, the General Command said the most notable of the aforementioned towns and villages are al-Ghnaimiye, al-Qalai’e, Beit Sukkar, al-Ouainat, Khan al-Joz, Beit Riha, Bradon, al-Souda, al-Khadra, Reef Mekhtaro, al-Jamousiye, al-Saraya, al-Rayyana, al-Shakria, and a number of vantage points and hills covering an area of over 120 square kilometers, and this was achieved after eliminating large numbers of terrorists while others fled towards the Turkish borders as their ranks suffered a complete breakdown.

Lattakia – Syrian Army units, in cooperation with popular defense groups, established control over al-Rabea’a town and al-Rawda village, about 60km northeastern countryside of Lattakia, a military source told SANA reporters on the battlefield.

The source added that the engineering units are combing the area and dismantling the explosive devices and landmines planted by the terrorists, some of them were killed and injured by the army operation, who fled towards Turkey.

Earlier on Saturday, Army units, in cooperation with popular defense groups, established control over the villages of al-Tefahiya, Hilwa al-Gharbiya, Hilwa al-Sharqiya, al-Amlik, Beit Arab, Beit Ablaq, and Tal Asholan along with all the hills surrounding them in Lattakia’s northern countryside.

A military source reported that Army and Armed Forces units, in cooperation with popular defense groups, established control over the villages of al-Tefahiya, Hilwa al-Gharbiya, Hilwa al-Sharqiya, al-Amlik, Beit Arab, Beit Ablaq, and Tal Asholan along with all the hills surrounding them in Lattakia’s northern countryside.

Army units and defense groups killed and injured many terrorists in the aforementioned villages and the hills around them, destroying their fortified positions, weapons, and munitions, while engineering units combed the areas and dismantled explosive devices and landmines left behind by terrorists.

A military source announced establishing control over new areas in al-Sheikh Miskeen city in the northern countryside of Daraa after killing a number of terrorists.

Army units operating in al-Sheikh Miskeen city established control over streets, establishments and buildings in the northern, southern and eastern parts of the city and advanced further after destroying a number of barricades and fortifications for the terrorists and the fleeing of tens of them outside the city.

The Syrian Arab Armed Forces have made new advances in northern Lattakia, taking control over new areas, with army units in other areas destroying more positions and equipment of terrorist organizations.

Syrian Army units, in cooperation with the popular defense groups, established control over al-Kalouksi Mountain, Kitf al-Qamoua and the villages of al-Ghneimiyeh, al-Qalabea, Beit Sukkar, al-Oweinat, Khan al-Jouz, Beit Riha and Bradoun in the northern countryside of Lattakia province.

Turkmen gangs of terrorists in disarray are fleeing across the border.

The Syrian army on Saturday advanced in many areas of Syrian cities, establishing full control over new strategic areas and hills in Lattakia northern countryside.

Army units, in cooperation with the popular defense groups, established control over the hills overlooking al-Sarraf village in the northern countryside of Lattakia, a military source announced on Saturday.

The Points 489, 465 and 547 that overlook al-Durreh axis and al-Sarraf crossing also came under the army’s control.

Many of the terrorists were killed during the army operations, which the source said were “intensive”, while others ran away.

Later on the day, an army unit and the popular defense groups established control over the villages of al-Mreij, al-Kart al-Fouqani and al-Kart al-Tahtani and a number of strategic hills in the same countryside.

An army unit in cooperation with popular defense groups establishes full control over al-Koum al-Tahtani and al-Koum al-Fouqani villages in addition to other strategic points in the northern countryside of Lattakia.

The General command of the army and armed forces affirmed on Tuesday that establishing control on Salma town constitutes “an important springboard” to eliminate terrorist cells and cut off the supplying routes of terrorists in Lattakia countryside.

Units of the army, in cooperation with popular defense groups, established full control on Salma town and the surrounding hills and strategic points after establishing control over Karm al-Qalaa, Shish al-Qadi, Daher al-Azraa, Jabal Qaraqfi and Tartiyah village amid a big retreat and collapse in the morale of terrorists who fled towards the Turkish territories.

NOTICE TO READERS

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